First print... Not so good...

First print… Not so good…

Is it something with my settings?? What is wrong with me?!?! :joy::joy:

Looks like it does not prints the outer shells…

Maybe the problem was with my model… Feels like it was too small and thin… I’m gonna try to print something simpler (cube) and see what happens…

What were your settings? Temp, bed temp, layer height? Which slicer did you use?

When my first print looked similar to that, it was because of insufficient drive tension in the extruder. The filament was slipping in the Gregs/Wades extruder.

If you do an extrude in free air (at the correct temperature), what comes out - does it look like miniature pasta noodles or does it look thin and wispy like hair?

@Jason_Burton well… it looks more like pasta noodles, I guess that how it should be…

@Aubrey_Green nozzle temp: 200 (for pla)

Bed temp: 0, because looks like my power supply just can’t handle everything. That is another problem…

Layer height: 0.3

Used Slic3r with repetier-host.

Also, the shells (on all sides) set to 4 layers… And it’s not really working well…

Is something wrong?? Should I try other slicer like Cura?

Looks to me like it was trying to print above the lower layer. Like printing in free space. Try printing a block to see if it does that also.

@Aubrey_Green thank you but I already tried to use Cura and it worked perfectly.
I don’t think the slicer was the problem, but my custom settings for the slicer…
Actually I don’t really care what slicer I am using, I am just a beginner and its not making a big difference for me…

Now, I am finnaly ready to print! After power supply problems, slicer settings problems, unleveled bed, broken Y axis motor, jammed extruder, stuck belts, and so on… xD this forum really helped me with all of my problems!

Another thing that can happen is your slicer/extruder is set to 3mm filament in the software, but you are actually using 1.75mm (or something smaller dia. than the software settings.)

@Peter_Bell yeee… It wasn’t it… I already checked it in my previous settings… Thanks anyways tho…

Was there bed adhesion problems? Are you printing the same speed in Cura and Slic3r?

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